Patents by Inventor Anne George

Anne George has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20170266347
    Abstract: Biomimetic grafts or implants coated with an osteogenic extracellular matrix and methods for production and use are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Sriram Ravindran, Praveen Gajendrareddy, Anne George
  • Publication number: 20140379094
    Abstract: The claimed invention provides a fusion polypeptide comprising a fibrous protein domain and a mineralization domain. The fusion is used to form an organic-inorganic composite. These organic-inorganic composites can be constructed from the nano- to the macro-scale depending on the size of the fibrous protein fusion domain used. In one embodiment, the composites can also be loaded with other compounds (e.g., dyes, drugs, enzymes) depending on the goal for the materials, to further enhance function. This can be achieved during assembly of the material or during the mineralization step in materials formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicants: TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AFM, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
    Inventors: David L. Kaplan, Jia Huang, Cheryl Wong Po Foo, Rajesh Naik, Anne George
  • Patent number: 8772456
    Abstract: The claimed invention provides a fusion polypeptide comprising a fibrous protein domain and a mineralization domain. The fusion is used to form an organic-inorganic composite. These organic-inorganic composites can be constructed from the nano- to the macro-scale depending on the size of the fibrous protein fusion domain used. In one embodiment, the composites can also be loaded with other compounds (e.g., dyes, drugs, enzymes) depending on the goal for the materials, to further enhance function. This can be achieved during assembly of the material or during the mineralization step in materials formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Trustees of Tufts College
    Inventors: David L. Kaplan, Jia Huang, Cheryl Wong Po Foo, Rajesh Naik, Anne George
  • Publication number: 20140142048
    Abstract: The claimed invention provides a fusion polypeptide comprising a fibrous protein domain and a mineralization domain. The fusion is used to form an organic-inorganic composite. These organic-inorganic composites can be constructed from the nano- to the macro-scale depending on the size of the fibrous protein fusion domain used. In one embodiment, the composites can also be loaded with other compounds (e.g., dyes, drugs, enzymes) depending on the goal for the materials, to further enhance function. This can be achieved during assembly of the material or during the mineralization step in materials formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicants: University Of Illinois At Chicago, Trustees Of Tufts College
    Inventors: David L. KAPLAN, Jia HUANG, Cheryl WONG PO FOO, Rajesh NAIK, Anne GEORGE
  • Patent number: 8501437
    Abstract: The claimed invention provides a fusion polypeptide comprising a fibrous protein domain and a mineralization domain. The fusion is used to form an organic-inorganic composite. These organic-inorganic composites can be constructed from the nano- to the macro-scale depending on the size of the fibrous protein fusion domain used. In one embodiment, the composites can also be loaded with other compounds (e.g., dyes, drugs, enzymes) depending on the goal for the materials, to further enhance function. This can be achieved during assembly of the material or during the mineralization step in materials formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignees: Trustees of Tufts College, The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force AFMCLO/JAZ, The Board of Trustees of The University of Illinois
    Inventors: David L. Kaplan, Jia Huang, Cheryl Wong Po Foo, Rajesh Naik, Anne George
  • Publication number: 20120308611
    Abstract: The claimed invention provides a fusion polypeptide comprising a fibrous protein domain and a mineralization domain. The fusion is used to form an organic-inorganic composite. These organic-inorganic composites can be constructed from the nano- to the macro-scale depending on the size of the fibrous protein fusion domain used. In one embodiment, the composites can also be loaded with other compounds (e.g., dyes, drugs, enzymes) depending on the goal for the materials, to further enhance function. This can be achieved during assembly of the material or during the mineralization step in materials formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicants: TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AFMCLO/JAZ
    Inventors: David L. Kaplan, Jia Huang, Cheryl Wong Po Foo, Rajesh Naik, Anne George
  • Patent number: 8129141
    Abstract: The claimed invention provides a fusion polypeptide comprising a fibrous protein domain and a mineralization domain. The fusion is used to form an organic-inorganic composite. These organic-inorganic composites can be constructed from the nano- to the macro-scale depending on the size of the fibrous protein fusion domain used. In one embodiment, the composites can also be loaded with other compounds (e.g., dyes, drugs, enzymes) depending on the goal for the materials, to further enhance function. This can be achieved during assembly of the material or during the mineralization step in materials formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force AFMCLO/JAZ
    Inventors: David L. Kaplan, Jia Huang, Cheryl Wong Po Foo, Rajesh Naik, Anne George
  • Publication number: 20110275788
    Abstract: The claimed invention provides a fusion polypeptide comprising a fibrous protein domain and a mineralization domain. The fusion is used to form an organic-inorganic composite. These organic-inorganic composites can be constructed from the nano- to the macro-scale depending on the size of the fibrous protein fusion domain used. In one embodiment, the composites can also be loaded with other compounds (e.g., dyes, drugs, enzymes) depending on the goal for the materials, to further enhance function. This can be achieved during assembly of the material or during the mineralization step in materials formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicants: TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AFMC
    Inventors: David L. Kaplan, Jia Huang, Cheryl Wong Po Foo, Rajesh Naik, Anne George
  • Patent number: 7960509
    Abstract: The claimed invention provides a fusion polypeptide comprising a fibrous protein domain and a mineralization domain. The fusion is used to form an organic-inorganic composite. These organic-inorganic composites can be constructed from the nano- to the macro-scale depending on the size of the fibrous protein domain used. The composites can also be loaded with other compounds (e.g. dyes, drugs, enzymes) depending on the goal for the materials, to further enhance function. This can be achieved during assembly of the materials or during the mineralization step in materials formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force AFMCLO/JAZ
    Inventors: David L. Kaplan, Jia Huang, Cheryl Wong Po Foo, Rajesh Naik, Anne George
  • Publication number: 20080293919
    Abstract: The claimed invention provides a fusion polypeptide comprising a fibrous protein domain and a mineralization domain. The fusion is used to form an organic-inorganic composite. These organic-inorganic composites can be constructed from the nano- to the macro-scale depending on the size of the fibrous protein fusion domain used. In one embodiment, the composites can also be loaded with other compounds (e.g., dyes, drugs, enzymes) depending on the goal for the materials, to further enhance function. This can be achieved during assembly of the material or during the mineralization step in materials formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: David L. Kaplan, Jia Huang, Cheryl Wong Po Foo, Rajesh Naik, Anne George
  • Publication number: 20060067624
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a substrate having a trench therein, the trench extending to an edge of the substrate, a waveguide array positioned in the trench, the waveguide array extending to the edge of the substrate, and a ferrule attached at or near the edge of the substrate and spanning a width of the waveguide array, the ferrule being directly in contact with a surface of the waveguide array. A process comprising positioning a waveguide in a trench on a substrate, the waveguide extending to an edge of the substrate, and attaching a ferrule at or near the edge of the substrate, the ferrule including a recess having a bottom, wherein the bottom is in direct contact with a surface of the waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Steven Towle, Anne George, Daoqiang Lu, Henning Braunisch
  • Publication number: 20040101541
    Abstract: In the past topical creams and lotions were mainly designed to be used to reduce pain and inflammation, and not necessarily to promote healing or regeneration. When existing remedies were designed to promote healing they were designed to do so by chemical mediation, e.g. by removing pain and/or blocking inflammatory produced substances produced in reaction to injury. The current invention is designed to operate entirely by a different mechanism of electrolytic induction. Using a composition of atomic metals suspended in a water based emulsion and suspension negative ion and polarity is induced in areas of the body where needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Scully Heffernan, Jennifer Anne George